Mop holder



J an. 9, 1923. 1,441,253.

w. T. WHITAKER.

MOP HOLDER.

FILED JUNE H, 1921- W/rMs'ss;

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Application filed June 11, 1921. Serial No. 476,796.

i To all whom it may concern .Be, it known that 1, WILLIAM T. WVHrr- AKER, a citizen of the United States,,residing at Elkins Park, county of Montgomery and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new P and useful Improvement in Mop Holders, of

which the following is. a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification.-

My invention relates to an improvement in mop holders and'more especially to means for removably securing a mop to its handle.

The object of myinvention is to provide means for securing a mop to its handle, so constructed as to accommodate mops of various sizes and any given mop irrespective of its lack of uniformity in size.

A further object of my invention is to provide means for securing a mop to its handle, which will permit of the mop being readily attached and removed and which will hold the mop securely without risk of damage to it.

By virtue of my invention I provide a mop handle equipped with means for attaching a map, which is highly efiicient, will accommodate itself to mops of varying sizes and lacking in uniformity, and at the same time which will be simple in manipulation and inexpensive to manufacture.

Having now briefly described the nature of my invention, I will proceed to describe a preferred embodiment thereof in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, in Which- Figure lis a front elevation of a mop handle embodying my invent-ion.

Figure 2 is a side elevation of the subject of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a plan view of the subject of Figure 1.

a indicates a handle, preferably of wood,

fitted. into a socket member 6, extending from the apex of a triangular base member 0.

In opposite sides of the socket member 6 are formed bosses (Z, which extend at an angle to the axis of the handle and which are bored for the reception of rods 0. Therods e are threaded at one end for the reception of wing nuts f, and extend through the-bosses (Z in a direction parallel to the sides of the base, respectively, thefree endportions g extending oppositely beneath the base toward, but not into contact with each other. The free end portions 9 are bevelled at their inner ends as shown in Fig. 1, and the rods are. off-set between their ends as at 7L, to bring. the free end portions into line with each other, centrally beneath the base. w i

It will now be noted that when the wing nuts on the rods 6 are tightened the free end portions of the rods are drawn toward each other and upward toward the bottom of the base to the position shown in. Figure 1. Conversely as the Wing nuts. are loosened the rods arelet o'utandthe, free end portions are moved away from each other and away from. the bottom of the baseas one of which is shown in broken lines Fig. 1."

It will now be apparent that by inverting the base, loosening up the wing nuts, letting out the rods 6 and turning their free end portions to opposite sides, a mop may be layed over the bottom of the base. To secure turn the free end portions of rods 6 back to overlie the mop and tighten up the wing nuts, which will draw the free ends g of the rods toward each other and toward the base thus securing the mop, which is then ready for use. H c

it will be noted that mops of a variety of di'fiierent sizes may be accommodated by more 'or less drawing in of therods c and that in the event that any given mop is not uniform in size one or the other of rods 0 may be drawn in more or less to accommodate any lack of uniformity. It will also be noted that the bevelled ends of the rods 6 will not out into the strands of the mop, but will rather push the strands aside as the ends are drawn'in.

What I desire to claim and protect by Let ters' Patent is:

' 1. A mop holder comprising a base provided with a handle-receiver socket, a pair of members each supported adjacent one end by the base and having free end portion extending beneath the base and adapted to engage a mop and clamp it to the base, the free end portions beingadjustable toward and away from each other and toward and away from the base without changing their angular relationship to the base.

2. A mop holder comprising a base provided with a handle receiving socket, a pair of rods, bosses on said base bored for the passage of said rods and extending at an angle to the axis of the handle receiving the mop in position it is only necessary to neath and parallel tot-hevbottom of said base,

and means whereby the free end portions of said rods may be adjusted toward and away from said base.

3. A mo holder comprising a triangular base provic ed with a handle receiving socket, bosses formed on opposite sides of said socket andextendingiparallel to the sides of saiol base respectively, a pair of rods formed to extend along opposite sides and oppositely alon the bottom of said base, said rods extend ng through said bosses and being 0ppositely" offset intermediate their ends to bring them, in, line beneath the base, and means to adjustably secure said rods to the base, Y

l. ALIHOP"llOlClel.COlDPIiSlIlg a base provided vith'a,handle receiving socket, bosses formed on opposite sides of said socket, said bosses being bored at an angle to the axis of said socket, a pair of rods formed to extend along opposite sides and oppositely along the bottom of said base, the opposing-ends thereofbeing bevelled, said rods extending through saidv bosses and being oppositely offset intermediate their ends to bring them in linegbeneath the base, and means to adjustably secure said rods to the base.

5. A mop holder'comprising a base provided With a handle receiving socket, a pair 01 rods carried by the base and having their free ends adapted to extend oppositely beneath said"base in alignment, and means whereby the free ends of said rods may be moved toward and away from the base and simultaneouslytoward and away from each other.

In testimony of which invention I have hereunto set my hand, at Philadelphia, on this 9th day of June, 1921.

WILLIAM T. WHITAKER.

Witness ERNEST H. llfANOKE. 

